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Harassment As previously discussed, employers are prohibited not only from discriminating against employees on the basis of race, gender, gender identity, disability, religion, or other protected characteristics, but also from harassing them on such grounds. This...

Mr. Jang works as a massage therapist and earns $30 per client. When there are no clients, he remains on the premises at the massage shop but does not receive compensation for the time spent waiting.   Ms. Ahn works an office job at a logistics company. She typically...

Many people say that they are not eligible for overtime pay because their job or position is exempt employee. In particular,those who are called managers or receive salaries at work are often confused. Whether or not they are exempt employees varies from case to case,...

Preparation Time Before Work A common concern among many employees involves being required to arrive at work before their official shift begins. For example, if the official start time is 9:00 a.m. but the employer requires employees to arrive by 8:30 a.m. to prepare...

In California, non-exempt employees are entitled to both rest breaks and meal periods. Today, we would like to focus specifically on providing essential information about rest breaks. A rest break is defined as a 10-minute period during which an employee is relieved...

Up until now, we have discussed the basic conditions under which overtime applies. Today, we will look at what responsibilities an employer has when overtime wages are not paid and what compensation an employee may be entitled to receive. Under California labor law,...